Seven of the best: back to black - design classics

Seven of the best: back to black - design classics

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Nuvola Rossa Bookcase

£1,938

Reduced from: £2,280
This folding bookcase from Cassina was designed in 1977 by Vico Magistretti in black lacquer, with a folding frame and four central, removable shelves. Diagonal bracing simplifies the design by creating support for the shelves while eliminating the need for side pieces.

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​Philippe Starck for Kartell Masters Chair

£146

Designed in collaboration with Eugeni Quitllet, the Masters Chair is the hybrid of 3 iconic Kartell designs: Series 7 by Arne Jacobsen; the Tulip armchair by Eero Saarinen and the Eiffel chair by Charles Eames. The back shapes of the three original designs are created by solid lines and voids which flow down and join together.Available from John Lewis

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Mr Light Table Light

£441

Reduced from £490
Designed by Javier Mariscal and manufactured by Nemo for Cassina, this fun, cartoon-like character lamp in shiny black has an adjustable shade and arm, with a white inner diffuser. Available in either a table lamp or a floor lamp.

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B&B Italia Terminal 1 Day Bed by Jean-Marie Massaud

£6,682.70

Reduced from £7,862
The iconic daybed Terminal 1, designed by Jean-Marie Massaud, is elegant and fluid, floating on a metallic frame with a matt varnished finishing. The sculptural shape invites and supports its double function as an armchair and chaise longue.

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​Le Corbusier LC3 Armchair

£3,677

Reduced from £4,326
Designed by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret and Charlotte Perriand in 1928, the LC3 armchair was one of their first pieces of furniture and is now manufactured by Cassina, with an elegant chromed steel frame and down-wrapped cushions.

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Cassina P22 Armchair by Patrick Norguet

£2,590

Reduced from £3,048
Offering a contemporary twist on the traditional wing back chair, Cassina's P22 Armchair by Patrick Norguet has swept back legs in matt black walnut and is stamped with the authentic signature of Le Corbusier.

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​Noguchi Table Black Ash

£1,086

Reduced from £1,278
Japanese-American designer Isamu Noguchi describes this sculptural black ash-and-glass table as his favourite design. Noguchi's signature is acid-etched into the glass. Designed in 1944, the glass tabletop rests on two identical wooden elements placed at right angles.